ebbandflow

Has anyone had any experience with pygmy gouramis. I found this breeder on aquabid who is selling them and they are gouramis that only grow to be like 1.5 - 2 inches. He also says that six of them can live together. I'm interested cuz the bid is only up to like six bucks and he lives relatively close to me so I might be able to go and just pick them up (saving like 35 on shipping charges for like ten bucks in gas, a little time, and much less stressed out fish).

ebbandflow

so, noone on the pygmies?

Butterfly

They are probably Dwarf Gouramis. Research Colisa lalia. I wouldn't put six together.
Carol

chickadee

here's what I found on Pygmy Gouramis.

They are shy fish and it is recommended to keep them only with their own kind.* It is not recommended to keep them in a large aquarium.* They can eat prepared foods or small live foods.

You may not be able to determine the sex of the fish .* They love warm temperatures and are very fragile if it is not kept warm.

They are bubblenest breeders (related to Bettas - don't even think of putting them together) and can be easy to breed if the right pair are acquainted, but very difficult if they decide they don't care for each other.* Sometimes it works quite well and sometimes not at all.* Males care for fry and they hatch in about 30 hours.

All this information came from but was not quoted from:

Aquarium Fishes of the World by Dr. Herbert Axelrod, Dr. Warren E. Burgess, Glen S. Axelrod, David E. Boruchowitz

Rose

Butterfly

Here is your Pygmy Gourami (Trichopsis pumilus)
http://aquaworld.netfirms.com/Labyri...sis_pumila.htm
Carol

ebbandflow

yeah carol... those are the ones. Different from dwarfs right?

Butterfly

Yes totally different beautiful little fishes. With the scientific name you should be able to do a search and find lots of info
Carol